Seven hardcore insurgents have been arrested alongwith arms and explosives during a search operation carried out by police in separate locations under Bayanar police station limits of the Maoist stronghold Kondagon district of Bastar.
Two of the arrested insurgents carried cash reward of Rs10,000 and Rs7,000 each on their head, informed Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Kondagon, Ashok Joshi on Thursday.
A muzzle gun and a 3-kg IED (Improvised Explosive Device) was seized from one of the Naxals who was planning to plant a bomb on a path used by the police team near Permapal village, the SDOP claimed.
The arrested ultras were identified as Raiman Korram alias Murli, resident of Permapal, Samdu Korram of Adnar village, Ramji hailing from Rengagondi, Jarha, Chaitram, and Budruram all three of them residents of Rajbeda village under Bayanar police station and Mangal of Naria village under same police station limits.
Giving information about about insurgents, Joshi said Raiman Korram was president of Maraskol Jantana Sarkar and carried a cash reward of Rs10,000 on his arrest.
He was caught red-handed trying to plant IED in Permapal area. About 30 meters-long wire and two batteries were also seized from his possession.
likewise Samdu Korram was arrested with a muzzle gun. The insurgent was member of local Areas Squad (lOS) active in Daula area, said SDOP, adding, Ramji was nabbed in the jungles of Rengagondi.
Ramaji was wanted in connection with four criminal offense registered with Mardapal police station. The Superintendent of Police, Kondagaon, had declared a cash reward of Rs7,000 on his arrest, SDOP Joshi said.
Further, during the search operation carried out in jungles of Rajbeda, the remaining four of the Naxals were arrested, who were members of Naxal ‘Jan Militia’ active in Rajbeda area. They were also wanted in connection with serious criminal offences like murder, attempt to murder, attack on police party, arson, beating contractors and similar, the SDOP informed.